ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(9)

💖 ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(9) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir page from the Kernel API Manual — yes it's a real one, yes it's iconic, and yes we're gonna get through it together 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir — check for empty directory

like, is this directory empty or not? that's the whole vibe check 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir (struct ksmbd_file *fp );

one function, one argument, zero drama 🦋

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✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

• fp — ksmbd file pointer. that's it, that's the whole input, she's low maintenance 💜

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✨ RETURN ✨

returns true if the directory is empty, otherwise false — no cap, that's literally the whole answer 🌸

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the source lives in the kernel file ./fs/smb/server/vfs.c, and honestly the whole friend group is here, go say hi to:

• ksmbd_vfs_create(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(9)
• check_lock_range(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_read(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_write(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_getattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_fsync(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_remove_file(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_link(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_truncate(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_listxattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_getxattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_setxattr(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_set_fadvise(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_kern_path(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_start_removing(9)
• ksmbd_vfs_init_kstat(9)

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that's the page bb!! 🫶 this one's sourced from ./fs/smb/server, dated October 2026, and the manual tag is ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(9) — go forth and check those directories, mwah 😭💖